Antiguan Richard Sullivan was arrested at JFK Airport in New York for his role in offshore gambling business Sports Offshore after being charged in an early UIGEA case in 2010.
Police arrested Sullivan on 20 August when he was passing through JFK customs on his return to the US from Antigua.
The next day, he was arraigned in the Eastern District of New York. Prosecutors said he will appear in Federal court in Boston at a later date.
A federal grand jury indicted Sullivan in August 2010 with RICO charges. This is the federal law which provides criminal penalties for offenses to do with an ongoing criminal organisation.
Sullivan faces charges for racketeering, operating an illegal gambling business and transmission of wagering information. Prosecutors also accused him of money laundering and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
